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August 03 2009

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Outdoor street gathering in daylight beneath a striped canopy with pink, green and blue panels. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some in orange scarves, stands close together facing toward a distant raised stage area near a bright orange-clad figure. A blue and white Mistica bus sits at left, and a white tent with purple-and-white stripes stands behind the crowd. Women and children watch from a building balcony and a shaded platform at right, where a white-covered table holds green bags. Scaffolding and a multistorey concrete building rise in the background beside tall trees.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03Outdoor crowd gathered at a large public ceremony in a village setting. Dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing caps and some women in white saris, fills the foreground. Behind them a raised stage area holds a robed figure in orange at the centre, with colourful striped umbrellas and an ornate decorated canopy overhead. Tall banners behind the stage show rows of printed portrait photos of men in a grid, one banner with a temple-like image. Utility poles and trees frame the scene. The people are too numerous to count precisely.2007-02-02Outdoor photograph of a large crowd moving along a path among green trees at a festival procession. Many devotees in white and pastel clothing walk and gather; a man in a white kurta with a red-beaded mala stands at left, a woman in a white sari with a braid is at lower centre, and a bald man in an orange-brown shirt stands at right with hands joined. Behind them a decorated float or palanquin with bright multicoloured draping and orange cloth is visible among the trees, with a few people carrying baskets or platters of offerings on their heads.2008-07-17Outdoor crowd gathered under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennants and bunting at an open-air event with dry scrub trees and a distant hill behind. Many men wear white shirts and white caps, and a uniformed police officer in a khaki cap stands at left. A woman in a white sari and another in a cream top stand in the foreground, one carrying a small child. At right, a man in white raises a long pole topped with a bundle of coloured fabric and a garland. Loudspeakers sit on a platform at upper right.2008-04-19A large outdoor crowd of men fills a dusty roadside under leafy trees and strung yellow garlands. Most wear white or light shirts and dhotis, with some in checked shirts, red and yellow tops, and turbans or caps. In the centre, a stage hung with colourful striped and floral canopies holds a white dais and decorated structures. A banner backdrop shows several framed portrait photographs of people, one of which is labelled as the Paramahamsa Nithyananda, and a palanquin-like decorated structure stands at the left. Some people on the right carry bundles and stand near a flowering roadside stall. Overall this is a dense public gathering at a festival-style event.2007-02-02August 03 20092009-08-03A large dense crowd of devotees gathers outdoors under a clear sky with palm trees and a thatched hut behind them. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several wear orange or saffron shawls. Women in saris of orange, pink, green and purple stand among them, with some holding children. Several men at the front hold wooden poles or sticks aloft. One man in a white shirt wears a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck near the lower right. A white banner with printed text hangs on a pole at the top of the frame, and a white vehicle is parked in the background.2006-11-13A large outdoor crowd of many men, mostly in white shirts, dhotis and checked shirts, gathers densely in a dusty open field under bright sky and tall trees. Several colourful umbrellas with red, orange and blue panels shade a raised white-draped platform in the centre, where a few figures stand near offerings. Behind them a decorated stage with green and yellow drapery and a backdrop of printed portraits of many people stands beside a white cloth canopy. Yellow festoon strings and flags stretch overhead, and a row of uniformed police officers stands at the right edge of the crowd.2007-02-02A large outdoor crowd gathers densely on a dusty street beneath tall trees and strung yellow-green pennant bunting at a festival or procession. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some in red, yellow and checked shirts, face a stage area. Above the crowd, several colourful striped umbrellas and a decorated ornate float or ratha stand near a white canopy. Behind them, a large backdrop shows framed photographs of men and a central figure in white robes. Several uniformed police officers stand at the right edge.2007-02-02July 27 20082008-07-27February 20 20072007-02-20